12. For the fourth year in a row Cambridge pips Oxford as Britain's top university.

13. Fresh flare-up in eastern Ukraine may derail Europe's effort to avert a breakup of the country.

14. 232 die and hundreds trapped in a coal mine blast in Turkey's western town of Soma.

15. A Christian woman is sentenced to death in Sudan for 'apostasy'.

18. China evacuates 3000 of its workers in Vietnam as anti-China riots rage in Vietnam over South China sea dispute • A proposal to introduce the world's highest minimum wage of $25per hour voted down by Swiss citizens.

19. Prime Minister Nuri-al-Maliki wins most seats in Iraq's election leaving him favourite to retain his post despite being short of a majority.

30. Pakistan police arrest 4 men who bludgeoned a woman to death in. 'honour killing' for marrying against the family's wish • US Air Force deploys two of its most advanced surveillance drones to a base in Japan to help it monitor nuclear activities in North Korea and Chinese naval operations.